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# Dublin Port

Workers agree to suspend strike at Dublin Port for talks with company about pay and safety

72 hours of work stoppages were due to commence from Monday.

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Jul 17th 2021, 8:00 AM

Voices

Opinion: Suez Canal container ship accident is a worst-case scenario for global trade

The container ship ran aground in the Suez Canal on Tuesday, blocking the passage of other ships and causing a traffic jam for cargo vessels.

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Mar 25th 2021, 12:27 PM

# tunnel of boats

Norway is about to build the world's first tunnel for ships

Construction of the Stad Ship Tunnel is set to begin in 2019.

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Apr 7th 2017, 8:14 AM

# Galway

These people have locked themselves in a container for 24 hours

There’s just one very small portable toilet.

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Sep 18th 2015, 4:45 PM

# alright for some

The €19,000 gold Apple Watch Edition sold out in China in less than an hour

Some versions of the Apple Watch are available for pre order across Europe and the US from today.

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Apr 10th 2015, 12:21 PM

# Watch Out

Ship carrying radioactive concrete catches fire off Scotland

The Parida caught fire late last night.

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Oct 8th 2014, 9:46 AM

# fair play mary

That's a lot of stuff!... This ship has set a world record for most containers ever carried

The Mary Maersk is so big that the Spanish port she left from had to be equipped with new cranes before the shipment could be loaded.

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Aug 22nd 2014, 7:30 AM

# ship shape

Trading up: Ireland exported €1bn more in a month compared to last year

Pharmaceuticals remain the backbone of the country’s exports.

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Jul 14th 2014, 1:38 PM

# port of cork

How many bananas do the Irish eat in a week?

A fly-on-the-deck doc sees Cork, the world’s second largest natural deep water harbour, give up its secrets.

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Apr 28th 2014, 2:45 PM

# send in the drones

Rolls-Royce plans to change the shipping industry by developing drone cargo ships

The drone ships would be remotely controlled using a virtual-reality recreation of a vessel’s bridge, which captains on dry land could use to control crewless ships.

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Feb 26th 2014, 2:26 PM

# ship has sailed

J.K Rowling says that Harry and Hermione should have ended up together

We say NAY.

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Feb 2nd 2014, 12:29 PM

# clairvoyance

Amazon gain patent allowing it to ship goods before you order them

The patent would allow Amazon to deliver goods it believes you will order based on your shopping and search history.

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Jan 20th 2014, 9:53 AM

# shipping

Clampdown on Somali pirates leads to 40 per cent drop in incidents worldwide

15 incidents were attributed to Somali pirates last year — down from 237 in 2011.

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Jan 15th 2014, 7:45 PM

# Words

Here are 9 really weird sentences that are perfectly accurate

Trust us.

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Jan 11th 2014, 4:00 PM

# high seas

Somali piracy is down 90 per cent from last year

New security measures take effect – but there are still “suspicious approaches” to ships.

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Dec 15th 2013, 5:00 PM

# Exports

Exports down as port and shipping volumes fall

The Irish Maritime Development Office said it expects little improvement in manufacturing orders across Europe for the rest of the year.

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Aug 22nd 2012, 2:16 PM

# titanic100

In pictures: The aftermath of the Titanic tragedy

Shivering survivors, grief-stricken relatives waiting on the docks and shock in the White Star Line offices: a pictorial record of the world receiving news that the ‘unsinkable’ ship had done the unthinkable.

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Apr 15th 2012, 8:30 AM